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'''John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company''' was a California canner with packing plants in Mountain View, Graton, Healdsburg, and Santa Cruz. John W. McCarthy Jr. was the general manager.  The company canned many kinds of fruits and vegetables, and also produced catsup and hot sauce.
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The John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company estate went bankrupt in 1922, sand old to the [[San Leandro Canning Company]] for $100,000 <ref>
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=XlVRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=le2TbYjyok&sig=Td0A3Lz2KZxKEpe8kJ1ywnDAz60&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJoaUOzTIqfuiQK7lICQDw&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false California Fruit News]
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.</ref>  The sale was reported  to the Mel company in 1922<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=9QFWiwyzIx&sig=VflY80VP7ChYIgaFWBG9mpCgH3s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJoaUOzTIqfuiQK7lICQDw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false Western Canner and Packer]</ref>, and the name changed to Northern California Packing Company
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The Mountain View plant had formerly been the Sanguinetti Cannery.
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==Details==
 
 
Mountain View.  Was Sanguinetti cannery.
 
 
Bought by Charles Mel of Oakland in 1922 according to
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false May 1922 Western Canner and Packer]
 
Cannery will now be known as "Northern California Packing Company", Arthur Coats manager, H. Baxter secretary-treasurer.
 
 
Moody's
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=FFJNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1384&lpg=PA1384&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=UQVzmOYVcK&sig=DstesOu14Kj6onZO-HNOxhBaiaU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CZwaUIOqOeThiAKU_oGwAQ&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false Corporate info ] - started in 1913, bankrupt in 1922.
 
 
Seen references to new company as still doing business under Sanguinetti name and Known as J.W. McCarthy Company
 
 
John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company estate went bankrupt in 1922, sold to the [[San Leandro Canning Company]] for $100,000 according to
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=XlVRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=le2TbYjyok&sig=Td0A3Lz2KZxKEpe8kJ1ywnDAz60&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJoaUOzTIqfuiQK7lICQDw&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false California Fruit News]
 
.  The sale was reported to the Mel company in 1922 according to
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=9QFWiwyzIx&sig=VflY80VP7ChYIgaFWBG9mpCgH3s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJoaUOzTIqfuiQK7lICQDw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false Western Canner and Packer] , name changed to Northern California Packing Company
 
  
Mountain View on 1921 Sanborn map.
 
 
[[Category:Graton]]
 
[[Category:Graton]]
 
[[Category:Mountain View]]
 
[[Category:Mountain View]]
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[[Category:Healdsburg]]
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[[Category:Santa Cruz]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 17:13, 15 January 2015

McCarthy Cannery

Summary
Business

Cannery
Brands

Bountiful, Valley Belt, Twin Peaks, Tallac, Redwood, Mayfield, J. W. M., Graton, Fairplay, Blue Lawn, and Canal.

John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company was a California canner with packing plants in Mountain View, Graton, Healdsburg, and Santa Cruz. John W. McCarthy Jr. was the general manager. The company canned many kinds of fruits and vegetables, and also produced catsup and hot sauce.

The John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company estate went bankrupt in 1922, sand old to the San Leandro Canning Company for $100,000 [1] The sale was reported to the Mel company in 1922[2], and the name changed to Northern California Packing Company

The Mountain View plant had formerly been the Sanguinetti Cannery.


Locations

Location Years Address Details
Graton 1922
Mountain View 1919, 1921 Front Street

West of Bailey Avenue

References